Idir
Sign in to saveAlso known as Yidir, Hamid Cheriet, Ḥamid Ceryat
Algerian Kabyle singer-songwriter and musician (1945-2020)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Bodybuilding Planer ein 90 Tagesplan
- Musculation Planification
- Word Scramble Puzzle Book for Adults and Kids : 50+ SCRAMBLE WORDS PUZZLES
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Algeria
- Active from
- 1949-10-25
- Active to
- 2020-05-02
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Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 44,851
- Total plays
- 459,874
Tags
worldkabylealgerianafricanWorld Music
Idir was born Hamid Cheriet, in Aït Lahcène, Algeria (a Berber village in Beni yenni Haute-Kabylia). This farmer's son started studying Geology and was destined for a career in the petroleum industry before his rise to stardom. Idir has been the ambassador of the Kabyle culture, especially the Kabyle music, with only his vocals and acoustic guitar. Idir has always used his status to claim his Berber (Amazigh) identity. His first album A Vava inouva came out in 1976, and the song A Vava inouva w
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Larbaâ Nath Irathen
- Place of death
- 18th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- Kabyle
- Genre
- world music
- Instrument
- bendir
- Official website
- www.idir-officiel.fr
- Image
- Idir Hamid Cheriet.JPG
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- Commons category
- Idir
- partner in business or sport
- Alan Stivell
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-05-02
- date of birth
- 1949-10-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Ḥamid Ceryat
- name in native language
- Yidir
- ethnic group
- Kabyle people
Sources (10)
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